Nonstop flight route between Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF), Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States and Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP), Otopeni (near Bucharest), Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,721 miles (or 9,207 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Little Rock Air Force Base and Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Little Rock Air Force Base and Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF):

• The closest airport to Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of LRF.
• In September 1964, the 384 BW inactivated following the retirement of the B-47 from front-line service in SAC.
• In addition to being known as "Little Rock Air Force Base", another name for LRF is "Little Rock AFB".
• Little Rock Air Force Base is the home of the 19th Airlift Wing, the host unit.
• On September 18, 1980 an airman conducting maintenance on a USAF Titan-II missile at Little Rock Air Force Base's Launch Complex 374-7 in Southside, just north of Damascus, Arkansas, dropped a socket which fell impacting the rocket's first stage fuel tank resulting in a leak.
• The furthest airport from Little Rock Air Force Base (LRF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,887 miles (17,521 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP):

• The airport is 16.5 km north of central Bucharest, to which it is connected by route DN1.
• In addition to being known as "Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport", another name for OTP is "Aeroportul Internațional Henri Coandă".
• Because of Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) has 2 runways.
• As of May 2013, taxis serving Henri Coandă Airport can be ordered using a touch screen system in the arrivals terminal, allowing the taxi drivers to enter the pick-up area.
• In 1992, Otopeni Airport became a regular member of Airports Council International.
• The closest airport to Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) is Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) S of OTP.
• The airport has 32 gates.
• The furthest airport from Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport (OTP) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,322 miles (18,221 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In August 1969, when President Nixon of the United States visited Romania, a VIP lounge was inaugurated.
• Bucharest Henri Coandǎ International Airport handled 7,643,467 passengers last year.